8th October

…(TH 5092) unknown with secondary new growth. Meliosma species (TH 5092) Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ has dropped most of its fruits but is making a decent tree. Malus x…

13th April

…a distance from below the Rockery. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ 2019 – CHW Malus ‘Evelyn’ (Malus ioensis ‘Evelyn’) just coming out in the Isla Rose planting. First flowering with us. Malus

13th December

…Garden Three of the Malus were still holding plenty of fruit – Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’. Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ – easily the best….

10th January

Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection The old Dog Kennels below Kitchen Garden with the stream blocked and overflowing. Dog Kennels A very wind…

23rd September

…I thought I would share with you here our reasoning behind the plans to replant the new cleared old Kitchen Garden with a collection of flowering Malus species and varieties….

22nd September

…on Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – this is going to be a wonderful tree in the Kitchen Garden. Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ I was expecting real crab apples on Malus baccata but,…

4th November

…hupehensis Sorbus hupehensis Malus ‘Jelly King’ with ripe fruits. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ 2022 – CHW A huge Pinus insignis tree twists, turns, and falls at the Red…

14th October

…new growth. Euonymus kachinensis Malus hupehensis also plastered in fruits. We should plant the two hupehensis side by side. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis 2023 – CHW The Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’…

11th December

…together at the top end about 12 meters apart. Also one Crataegus ‘Crimson Cloud’ which is a spectacular new introduction. four varieties of flowering malus four varieties of flowering malus

7th May

…my favourites which I first saw on a stable wall at Llanover garden in Momouthshire. Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ Malus hupehensis without that many flowers this…